Novel real-time PCR assay for rapid prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: A prospective study of 563 amniocytes

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 672-675

  Zhu, Yu ning ^a   Lu, Shi ming ^a   You, Jian fei ^a   Zhu, Bo ^a   Yu, Mei yu ^a  

^a Womens Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Delta Delta Ct ( Ct); Down syndrome (Trisomy 21); Internal quality control; Prenatal diagnosis; Real time PCR; Relative quantification

Indexed keywords

AMNION CELL; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; DSCR4 GENE; FETUS; GENE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RABIF GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 63649084358     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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